Centered

 It is very difficult for a high school student and even a college student to have any centered-ness. They are pushed to thinking about and pursuing what and how is next. They cannot just be in the present moment in stillness. So much to do to get to whatever next level. It becomes a life mixture of ambition, fear and anxiety. Life becomes too busy with ambition so as to gather up successes, finish assignments and get the “to do” list checked off.  The contemplative, meditative life can only come after the crash or the sudden revelation that living in the future has no future that feeds the hungry heart.